Grief to Grace uniquely combines the latest trauma-informed care, somatic techniques, and neuroscience to help heal your emotions, psychology, and soul. And because of the training and methods we use, our retreats have proven to be remarkably effective. Many people tell us they felt misunderstood by counselors who often diagnosed their symptoms but didn't help with their underlying issues. Yet within our retreats, they feel understood and respected, and they encounter God at a deeper level.

Our group model creates a sacred space for people with shared histories of abuse and trauma – and it has built-in accountability and safety for the participants. In this environment, retreatants are gently walked through their past traumas in God’s presence. Here, they reclaim their lost dignity and a deepened relationship with God.

Each retreat is staffed by a well-trained team consisting of a counselor, pastor/clergy person, and laypeople, many of whom experienced trauma and found healing through our retreats.

After attending Grief to Grace, one person realized that the abuse in her past helped her to see God as a perpetrator, not a loving Father. She is now able to recognize and name her feelings - and to know exactly what she needs to do about the negative ones. She writes "In prayer, I’ve been asking Jesus to touch my heart and to hold me close. Our Lord is telling me to be not afraid.”

Another person, a priest, who suffered abuse as a child shared that Grief to Grace provided the missing piece that 22 years of addiction treatment had failed to provide: addressing the spiritual component of his own relationship with God.

"JOE"

“I've struggled for years to deal with trauma from my childhood, which has limited my life in many ways and kept me trapped in addictions, hopelessness, and doubt about God's love for me. Dr. Burke's unique, immersive program was a breakthrough for me in helping me move through these painful experiences and come out on the other side with a renewed relationship with God. Thank you.”

"TERRY"

“This retreat has been above and beyond anything that I had hoped for. It has given me the gift of openness with tears and laughter. It has given me such a bonding with my brothers and sisters who have sought healing and growth here.”

"MARIA"

“The painful abuse I suffered as a young child was embedded for seven decades and required a thorough and careful unpacking in order to lift it from my mind, heart, and soul. The team members were patient, kind, and respectful, yet appropriately challenged my buried secrets. They skillfully helped me express the sorrow, anger, and grief that I needed to make real before I could feel relief and joy. I experienced profound, life-affirming realizations in these few intensely packed days that I had never experienced in past therapies. I witnessed the AMAZING transformation in all the other retreatants, as well.”